Thunderbird Club

[Larry V]

Sharpies have a terrible effect on tone.

I did not know that... thanks for the heads up!

 

[Count Bassie]

Sharpies have a terrible effect on tone.

Have a tuner handy.

 

[BklynKen]

Any preferred cleaning products for the Thunderbirds? I have a $20 credit at Guitar Center, so I figured that would be a good thing to get. I was thinking of Gibson's stuff since they know their finishes the best, but maybe it's not rocket science.

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

I think white silk would look ok. Black would just get lost and look like the strings suddenly went nowhere.

If I remember when I get home from work I'll take a picture.

 

[marko57]

Have a tuner handy.

Be ready to Snark it!

 

[Nocturnal]

Any preferred cleaning products for the Thunderbirds? I have a $20 credit at Guitar Center, so I figured that would be a good thing to get. I was thinking of Gibson's stuff since they know their finishes the best, but maybe it's not rocket science.

i use the Dunlop spray (formula 65 or something like that) or the Gibson type. No real preference just what is available when I purchase it.

 

[BklynKen]

i use the Dunlop spray (formula 65 or something like that) or the Gibson type. No real preference just what is available when I purchase it.

Cool, thanks.

 

[rodv66]

I am using roadrunner avenue RR1EB gigbags. $39 normal price at GC but have gone on sale as low as $29.
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It is a tight fit, but it is a fit. Much better than that cheap fender bag with nonexistent padding.

For 50$, you can get a double rifle case at Walmart.com. The interior foam will need to be trimmed. Someone on another thread mentioned that they did this and the bird fit just fine

 

[GBassNorth]

For 50$, you can get a double rifle case at Walmart.com. The interior foam will need to be trimmed. Someone on another thread mentioned that they did this and the bird fit just fine

Be sure to get the double wide, then you'll have room for your accessories...

 

[Klondike]

Be sure to get the double wide, then you'll have room for your accessories...

I just can't brimg myself to hot the "like" button. If that bottle were Crown then all would be right in the world. For me.

 

[Korladis]

I just can't brimg myself to hot the "like" button. If that bottle were Crown then all would be right in the world. For me.

Same.

I would not be caught dead with a bottle of Jack.

 

[PillO]

I just can't brimg myself to hot the "like" button. If that bottle were Crown then all would be right in the world. For me.

Jack, the brown liquor that is it's own category...

 

[kat888]

I probably hate spirits more than @Sartori hates string silks. Can be used for cleaning, but window cleaner is cheaper.

 

[GBassNorth]

I probably hate spirits more than @Sartori hates string silks. Can be used for cleaning, but window cleaner is cheaper.

Truth be told, I can count the number of bottles of Jack that I've consumed in my lifetime on less than one finger. But I gotta admit, the gun case loaded with a Lemmy type Ric (or the Bird of your choice) and a bottle of booze and pack of smokes just screams Rock-n-Roll!

 

[PillO]

Truth be told, I can count the number of bottles of Jack that I've consumed in my lifetime on less than one finger. But I gotta admit, the gun case loaded with a Lemmy type Ric (or the Bird of your choice) and a bottle of booze and pack of smokes just screams Rock-n-Roll!

It screams Rock 'n Roll. It also mentions under its breath lung cancer, liver cancer, heart disease, and stroke.

 

[Klondike]

Truth be told, I can count the number of bottles of Jack that I've consumed in my lifetime on less than one finger. But I gotta admit, the gun case loaded with a Lemmy type Ric (or the Bird of your choice) and a bottle of booze and pack of smokes just screams Rock-n-Roll!

Or in my case it screams simply due to the Jack. We brawled when I was fifteen or sixteen amd I haven't looked back in that alley.

 

[kat888]

I watched this last night:



His lungs must be made of space shuttle tiles. I gave that sh!t up back in the 90s.

 

[rodv66]

I just can't brimg myself to hot the "like" button. If that bottle were Crown then all would be right in the world. For me.

I would go with vodka myself

 

[Dadagoboi]

My grandfather smoked his cigars to the butt and then stuck that into a pipe to finish it off. He also drank close to a gallon of vino a day that he made himself. Died in his sleep at 89. Salud, Don Cataldo.

 

[Nocturnal]

You know, I have 2 Tokai basses that are nearly identical and both have TB pickups. One, the blackbird replica sounds much more agressive than the other. The pickups in the blackbird I bough of Brian Scott who has a huge collection of Nikki's basses. He told me that when he bought one of Nikki's basses, this used set of pickups was in the case as is the case alot of the time (extra parts in case. They very well may have come from one of his blackbirds. The pickups are great and I'm very good cosmetic shape, I wonder why they were pulled in first place. I paid $200 for them and like I said, that's the best sounding of my birds. I would so love a real blackbird. ..yeah right.

If only they made them left-handed I really like mine. It is a mean sounding bass.